SALTON CITY â€“ El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a suspected drug smuggler Friday after discovering more than 6 pounds of methamphetamine hidden on his body.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 19-year-old man for transporting 6.2 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at more than $60,000. The incident occurred at approximately 11 a.m., when Border Patrol agents encountered a 19-year-old man on a commercial passenger bus at the Highway 86 checkpoint.

Agents referred the bus driver to secondary inspection area for a passenger immigration check.Â During the inspection, Border Patrol agents noticed a man wearing a sweater despite sweating profusely. Upon further inspection of the man, agents discovered a package taped to his abdomen containing what was later identified as methamphetamine.

The methamphetamine had a combined weight of 6.2 pounds with an estimated street value of more than $60,000.

The man and the narcotics were turned over to the custody of Drug Enforcement Administration agents for further investigation.

OCOTILLO â€“ Sunday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents with the Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) team rescued a distressed man who had become lost in the desert while attempting to illegally enter the United States.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m., when Border Patrol Radio Dispatch received a call from the Imperial County Sheriffâ€™s Office (ICSO) advising them of a 911 distress call from an individual that was lost in the mountains.Â The man told the ICSO dispatcher his name and that he was a citizen of Mexico who had crossed illegally into the United States.

Shortly after midnight, a BORSTAR agent picked up a trail during a systematic search, and located a man in the mountains south of Ocotillo.Â BORSTAR agents confirmed that he was the caller in distress and performed a medical evaluation.

The man did not require any medical attention and was transported to the El Centro Border Patrol Station for further processing.

Agents confirmed that the 42-year-old man was a Mexican citizen illegally present in the United States and will be processed for Expedited Removal and returned to Mexico.